Jill Ratner Upped at Fox

Jill Ratner, senior VP of litigation for Fox, has been named executive VP, reporting to Gary Roberts, executive VP of Fox's legal group.

Ratner led the legal team on Fox's high-profile challenges to online video streamers Aereo and FilmOn X. That included securing a preliminary injunction against FilmOn X.

“Jill has been a critical contributor to our television business strategy," said Fox general counsel Rita Tuzon.

Ratner's resume includes a couple of L.A. law firms and the Motion Picture Association of America.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.